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Bikey Book Club
September 23 @ 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
The Bikey Book Club listened to a podcast of an interview with Anna Zivarts, the author of When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency.. We’ll be reading the book this month and discussing it at our meeting in September. This book is a good introduction to challenges Bend Bikes and Commute Options are sponsoring in September and early October: the Bike, Walk, Roll Challenge and the Week Without Driving Challenge. Ms. Zivarts was the founder of the Week Without Driving– it is a good way to learn what life would be like if we could not drive.
When Driving Is Not An Option starts with a description of the approximately 31% of people who cannot drive. It continues with moving stories from people who cannot drive and how they must compromise their lives in ways that feel foreign to those of us who do drive. She then describes why our current institutions serve people who cannot drive so poorly–have you ever thought about why non-transit riders make up the boards who make decisions about public transit?
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Upcoming schedule: Downtown Bend Library, Meyers Room
September 23, 6:30-7:45; When Driving is Not an Option by Anna Zivarts